disarray

disarray
noun
Unordnung, die; (confusion) Wirrwarr, der

be in disarray — in Unordnung sein; see also academic.ru/74792/throw">throw 1. 2)

* * *
[disə'rei]
noun
(disorder: The living-room was in complete disarray after the party.) die Verwirrung
* * *
dis·ar·ray
[ˌdɪsəˈreɪ]
I. n no pl
1. (disorder) Unordnung f, Durcheinander nt
to be in [a state of] \disarray in [einem Zustand der] Unordnung sein
her hair was in \disarray ihr Haar war [ganz] zerzaust
to throw sth into \disarray etw durcheinanderbringen
2. (confusion) Verwirrung f, Wirrwarr m
II. vt
to \disarray sth etw in Unordnung bringen
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["dIsə'reɪ]
1. n
Unordnung f

to be in disarray (troops) — in Auflösung (begriffen) sein; (thoughts, organization, political party) durcheinander or in Unordnung sein; (person) aufgelöst sein; (clothes) in unordentlichem Zustand sein

2. vt
in Unordnung bringen
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disarray [ˌdısəˈreı]
A v/t
1. in Unordnung bringen (auch fig)
2. obs entkleiden (of gen) (auch fig)
B s Unordnung f (auch fig):
be in disarray
a) in Unordnung sein,
b) MIL in Auflösung begriffen sein,
c) in unordentlichem Zustand sein (Kleidung);
throw into disarray A 1
* * *
noun
Unordnung, die; (confusion) Wirrwarr, der

be in disarray — in Unordnung sein; see also throw 1. 2)

* * *
adj.
in Unordnung bringen ausdr.

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